The FAIR Foundation is dedicated to fair and equitable distributions of Nation Institutes of Health (NIH) research funds for all diseases, including the sixteen that kill more Americans than AIDS.

In 1992 fitness promoter George Marcello discovered he had terminal liver disease and he was blessed
with the "Gift of Life", a new liver. In 1995 George was rushed to the hospital and was told he had 2
days left to live and once again, an organ donor saved George's life after the organ donor had passed away.
To give back and help others, George began walking across Canada in five high profile campaigns:

1997 (14 days) - Completed 500 km Toronto Ottawa Walk
1999 (96 days) – Completed 2,500 km Ontario Walk
2000-2002 (769 days) Completed 12,000 km, 500 cities/towns, 9 seasons across Canada
2004-2005 (365 days) – Completed 200 cities on the "Kristopher's Wish" campaign
2005 –2006 (5 countries) - Completed European Tour and was recognized by Pope Paul II
November 1, 2006 after 2nd transplant he completed the Toronto Ottawa walk again

George's accomplishments on behalf of organ donation and the promotion of the new organ-donor policy
of Presumed Consent are most impressive. Indeed, he inspired or created....

Over 4000 positive media stories
Over a million people to touch the torch of life
Over 1000 members from 3 levels of Government
Over 1000 consultations with the public
Over 4,000 events
Premier Harris to allocate 120 million dollars towards organ programs
Prime Minister Chrétien to allocate 20 million dollars towards organ programs
Pope John Paul II to have audience with George and promote organ donations worldwide
Federal and Provincial legislators to improve the organ system in many ways
health groups to medically improve the rate of organ donation

FAIR is proud that one of our Mission Statements is support for new organ donor policies, including Presumed
Consent and we are most pleased that George has taken the mission of fair and equitable bio-medical
research funding without favoritism for HIV/AIDS to Canada as written in this article form Tandem,
Canada's Cosmopolitan News, Arts and Sports paper.

To view a powerful video by George's organization, Step By Step, that illustrates the
organ donor crisis in Canada extremely well, click here.